Obituaries

Lauri H. Hakulin

Lauri H. Hakulin, 83, a former resident of Ashley Falls, died Thursday at Laurel Hill Health Care Center in Winsted, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 13, 1920, he was the son of John and...

John W. Larkin

John W. Larkin, 82, of 260 Pittsfield Road died Tuesday evening at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on March 2, 1921, son of William P. and Alice Barry Larkin, he was a...

William A. "Huffy" Huffstater

William A. "Huffy" Huffstater, 70, of 23 Hamlin St. died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on March 11, 1933, son of Leon and Florence Evo Huffstater, he was educated in...

Gerald P. Bedard

Gerald P. Bedard, 80, of 110 Cherry St., Holyoke, formerly of Adams died Saturday at the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke. Born in Adams on Dec. 21, 1922, son of Joseph P. and Almina Sauve Bedard, he...

Barbara Ann Merrick

Barbara Ann Merrick, 63, of 1422 Massachusetts Ave. died Monday at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown. Born in Poland, N.Y., on July 15, 1940, daughter of Harold and Mae Taft Goodney, she...

William E. Frisbie

William E. Frisbie, 91, of 434 Main St. died yesterday at home. He was the longtime road superintendent and special police officer, and was active on town boards. Born in Litchfield, Conn., on...

Paul F. Alvaro Jr.

Paul F. Alvaro Jr., 39, of Calhoun, Ga., formerly of Pittsfield, died Wednesday of a heart attack while hunting. Born in Pittsfield on April 15, 1964, son of the late Paul F. Alvaro Sr. and the...

Beatrice R. Kelly

Beatrice R. Kelly, 81, of 110 Silver St. died Sunday at the Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in Lee on Sept. 19, 1922, daughter of Angelo and Adele Gairdi Zerbato, she was educated in local...

Grace B. Denno

Grace B. Denno, 100, formerly of 4 Columbia St., Columbia Valley Housing, died Sunday morning at Williamstown Commons, where she had resided a short time. Born in North Adams on Sept. 4, 1903,...

Paul C. Broderick

Paul C. Broderick, 72, formerly of 83 Curtis Ave., died Sunday at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt. Born in Pittsfield on May 29, 1931, son of Cornelius and Margaret Cowhig Broderick,...

Lorraine Dupre Bentley, 64

ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine Doris Dupre Bentley, 64, of 3 Myrtle St., died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003,  at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on June 4, 1939, daughter of Walter...

Lorraine DiLorenzo Townes, 72

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lorraine Mary DiLorenzo Townes, 72, of 74 Meadow St. died Sunday morning, Sept. 28, 2003, surrounded by her family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born...

Pamela Ann Rotti

Pamela Ann Rotti, 51, of 25 Lucille St. died Saturday at home of cancer. Born in Pittsfield on March 19, 1952, daughter of the late Peter L. and Edith Thompson Triceri, she was a 1970 graduate of...

Roger Maxwell Merchant

Roger Maxwell Merchant, 74, of 17 Balance Rock Road died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in Boscawen, N.H., on Oct. 10, 1928, son of Nelson A. and Florence L. Clark...

Lawrence Leo "Pete" McKane

Lawrence Leo "Pete" McKane, 82, of 21 Morningside Ave. died yesterday at home. Born in North Adams on June 3, 1921, son of Louis L. and Emelia Caron McKane, he attended Drury High School. A...

George Irving Jenks

George Irving Jenks, 79, of 163 Cheshire Road died yesterday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Lenox on Oct. 6, 1923, son of George W. and Rachell Allen Jenks, he was a 1941 graduate...

Stanley F. Fryc Sr

Stanley F. Fryc Sr., 69, of 4 Kittler Ave. died yesterday at home after a brief illness. Mr. Fryc was town registrar of voters from 1987 to 1997, and a member of the School Committee from 1971 to...

William C. Moffatt

William C. Moffatt, 44, of Agawam, a native of Pittsfield, died in Agawam on Thursday. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 26, 1958, son of Carl R. and Lois M. Eastman Moffatt, he was a 1976 graduate of...

Arthur Walter Durwin

Arthur Walter Durwin, 77, of 1 Harmony St. died early yesterday morning at Williamstown Commons. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 29, 1925, son of Joseph J. and Jennie Benway Durwin, he attended...

Jane E. Chapman

Jane E. Chapman, 56, of 16 Lathers Ave. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center after suffering a heart attack at home. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 9, 1946, daughter of the late Harry S. Chapman...

Donald Arthur Beaudin

Donald Arthur Beaudin, 82, of 41 Melrose St. died Friday of pancreatic cancer at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, where he had been a patient for a month. Born in Adams on June 25, 1921,...

Maria C. "Mary" Aiello

Maria C. "Mary" Aiello, 95, of 153 Newell St. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Amato, province of Catanzaro, Italy, on Nov. 17, 1907, daughter of Giuseppe and Angela Cantafio...

Dominick J. Strizzi, 85

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dominick J. Strizzi, 85, of 60 Donna Ave. died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2003, at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 31, 1918, son of Dominick Strizzi and...

Patricia Jean Ryan

Patricia Jean Ryan, 75, of Morgan Manor died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. She was a longtime teacher at Wahconah Regional High School in Dalton, retiring in the 1980s. Ms. Ryan was a...

Mary O. Francesconi

Mary O. Francesconi, 55, of 60 Toronita Ave. died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on May 12, 1948, daughter of Joseph J. and Pearl O. Francoeur Davis, she was a graduate...